Felony Charges Possible in L.A. Homeless Dumping Cases

Posted: Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Updated: July 8th, 2008 05:26 PM EDT
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Felony Charges Possible in L.A. Homeless Dumping Cases




AP Photo/Los Angeles Police Department
A photo supplied by the Los Angeles Police Department shows Johny Williams being taken from an ambulance to the Volunteers of America center. Police say Williams was one of five patients from L.A. Metropolitan Medical Center who were videotaped Sunday, Oct. 22, 2006, being dropped off on skid row near downtown Los Angeles. The hospital strongly denied that it was dumping patients.


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Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton, right, council member Jan Perry, center, and captain Andrew Smith discuss a criminal investigation into the dumping of homeless people on Skid Row Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006, in Los Angeles, after several ambulances were spotted leaving patients who were recently discharged from a Los Angeles hospital on the streets over the weekend.
ART MARROQUIN
City News Service

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